The 10 Worst Flags of the World

published September 17, 2009

Last month, we came up with the 10 best flags of the world. Well where there's a yang, there's a yin. For every aesthetically pleasing flag, there is a wretched flag. For every pretty flag, there's one that induces seizures. Here are the 10 worst flags of the world in my opinion. It should be noted that just because the flag sucks, doesn't mean the people do. Except the ones that get offended from someone telling them that their flag sucks.

#10 - Kosovo - This flag of the brand new Republic of Kosovo looks like someone hocked a loogie on a blue background. Also the 6 stars represent the 6 etnic groups in the country, so if you're the 7th ethnic group, STAY THE HELL OUT.

#9 - Italy / Ireland / Ivory Coast - Not only do you have 3 flags that are nearly identical, but they are belong to countries that begin with "i". The best part is that Italians and Irish have such national pride, so in a soccer game where everyone paints their faces, you'd have to look at the color of their hair to see what country they're from. If they have black hair, Italy. Red hair, Ireland.

#8 - Poland / Indonesia - These two countries are as different as any two countries could be. It just makes it that much more amazing that their flags are just upside down versions of each other.

#7 - Kazakhstan - Sorry Borat, Kazakhstan may be the greatest nation in the world with their export of human pubis and potassium, but it's got one of the worst flags. Yellow on a light blue background makes it very difficult to see the design until you're really up close. The eagle flying under the sun could potentially look great with a different color scheme.

#6 - Central African Republic - Seriously, this is a country flag, not a design of a 2nd grader. Anyone who's ever taken an art class will tell you these colors look horrible together, especially with a red stripe bisecting the whole thing. Just to make it a bit worst, they threw a star on the top left to make it imbalanced.

#5 - Cyprus - I like my eggs with a touch of cilantro, just like Cyprus's flag. I know that's supposed to be the shape of the island in the middle, but with a yellow on white design, and a touch of green, I see nothing but a cooked egg with a green herb on it.

#4 - Belize - This flag wouldn't be too terrible, if it wasn't for the two muscular shirtless men wearing long white pants and carrying tools on the emblem. This could easily be the official flag of a gay pride rally. See a close up version of the flag here.

#3 - Old Rwanda Flag - This is a case of the country realizing their flag was horrible, and changing it. Kudos to Rwanda, because this old flag was wretched. I mean come one, a huge "R" in the middle. I could see a frat guy named "Randy" wearing a T-shirt with a big 'R' on it, but not a whole country.

#2 - Guam - Wow. This flag is horrible. Horrible colors just emphasize this epic fail of an emblem. A generic sailboat on a generic beach and a generic palm tree. To the tree's left, "GU." To the tree's right, "AM." Absolutely wretched!

#1 - Libya - You know the old saying "Less is More?" Well this is an unfortunate case of less is less. That's right it's a green flag and that's it. Green is the color of Muslim, so judging by their flag, it's all about Allah and nothing else. Screw family, screw neighbors, screw unity, and especially screw other religions, it's all about Allah. Even children see this flag and think "hwa?"

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